Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:10:03 +0100 From: edward <kouye@wanadoo.fr> To: jt <james.toy@bc.edu>, freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Can't boot on DVD to install Message-ID: <437CC77B.5090802@wanadoo.fr> In-Reply-To: <web-6431984@be3.bc.edu> References: <BFA153F5.3C6%james.toy@bc.edu> <437CBD12.104@wanadoo.fr> <web-6431984@be3.bc.edu>
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boot fw1:,\boot\loader fw1:0 gets me : can't OPEN: fw1:,\boot\loader I tried : boot fw0:,\boot\loader fw0:0 A few lines of text on a dark grey background flash briefly, then I get a gray screen with a barred circle in the center (where the grey Apple logo usually appears). Then nothing happens. The machine seems frozen. At least I'm getting something, although not what I expected. Sorry for asking the same questions again and again but... Any ideas ? Edward jt wrote: > hey, edward | On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 18:25:38 +0100 | edward wrote: | I > tested fw, fw1 and fwx. No luck. But at least, I get a different message > with fw. When I type : | boot fw:,\boot\loader fw:0 | I get : | method > not found; ihandle=ffbc5540 phandle=ff986bc0 load-size=0 adler32=1 | > LOAD-SIZE is too small | ok | | I get the same message with | boot > fw:,\boot\loader cd:0 ^^^^^^^ there you are passing fw but looking into > another device... | boot fw:,\boot\loader fw1:0 here you change from fw > to fw1 --- so consistency is necessary.... for example for me to boot my > 2nd hd i had to pass "boot hd:,\loader ultra1:5" <-- that signifies boot > the file "loader" on the main hd (ultra0) and then tell the loader > program which disc drive "ultra1" and what partition "5" so you should > probably try something similar to "boot fw1:,\boot\loader fw1:0" instead > of the other variations...keep the initial drive and the secondary drive > consistent hope that helps...sorry if its confusing...and in terms of a > tech note...no i didn't have one...i just kind of toyed around with > it...i suppose there are a few on the web as well as the fact that its > also on some SUN systems or all SUN systems...i'm not exactly sure... > -jt | boot fw:,\boot\loader fwx:0 | | Any ideas ? | Edward | | BTW, I > obviously lack basic OF knowledge. Is there some kind of tech note I > should ckeck out ? | | jt wrote: | > Depends on the system setup...and > the number of ports the computer has...for | > instance my machine lists > my hd's as ultra0 and ultra1... "0" being the | > first drive and "1" > being the second...you need to check where the disks are | > > mounted...there is an obvious difference in location between an HD and a > CD | > / DVD in terms of locations...without seeing that your best > bet...as there | > are probably only about two devices and you are > mounting the root....is to | > test the two...my rule of thumb is top > down...but you can also use the | > command "dev / ls" to check the > root...kinda cool and kinda bizarre...i just | > had a correspondence > similar to this....but once you figure it out...you got | > it. Best of > luck...(if all else fails just test them) | > | > -jt | > | > | > On > 16/11/05 18-9, "edward" wrote: | > | > | >>Hi James, | >>It does help, > but I need a bit more... Running devalias gives me a list | >>of devices > that I am having a hard time figuring out. The firewire | >>devices seem > to be labeled fwx, fw1 and fw. | >>Any clue how I can figure out who is > who ? | >>(you may have gathered by now I am kind of new to OF. Don't > worry | >>though, I learn fast...) | >>Edward | >> | >>jt wrote: | >> | > >>>Sure, seems like you are trying to load the default DVD drive...when > | >>>connecting something new you need to check the proper OpenFirmware > | >>>alias...so when you pop into OF -- type "devalias" scroll down and > see where | >>>the external drive corresponds with the actual > location...and exchange the | >>>"cd" for the "value delineated for > external drive in OF" -- hope that | >>>helps... | >>> | >>>-jt | >>> | > >>>On 16/11/05 17-41, "edward" wrote: | >>> | >>> | >>> | >>>>Hi, | > >>>>I dowloaded and burned 7.0-20051105-SNAP-powerpc-disc1.iso and > tried an | >>>>install on a PowerBook G4 667. I use an external DVD > drive connected via | >>>>firewire. FreeBSD is to be installed on a 5 GB > partition on an external | >>>>firewire disk, with another available > partition for swap on the same | >>>>disk. I have an external USB > keyboard + mouse. | >>>>With the FreeBSD DVD in the external drive, I > booted into open firmware | >>>>and typed : | >>>>boot cd:,\boot\loader > cd:0 | >>>>I get : | >>>>can't OPEN: cd:,\boot\loader | >>>>Any idea > what is going wrong ? | >>>>Thanks guys, | >>>>Edward | >>>> | > >>>>_______________________________________________ | > >>>>freebsd-ppc@freebsd.org mailing list | > >>>>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ppc | >>>>To > unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ppc-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" | > >>> | >>> | >>> | >>> | >>> | > | > | > | > | -jt
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